November 17, 2016

Mandavi, small town , on west coast of India, boasts of 400 year old ship
building industry. These wooden boats, known as Kotia , are completely built by
hand. Craftsmen who make these boats have such mastery over their craft , that,
they don't need to make any designs on papers, as a preparation for making
them. Wood, mostly sourced from across Gujarat , is used for this giant boats.
Hammer,saw and nails are the only things these master craftsmen need to build
up these beauties. As I took round of this boat building yard, I was
transported to the world, which must have existed hundreds of years ago, and
when human intelligence and ingenuity were only things people depended upon to
get things done. ﻿